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At Tidewater Orthopaedics, our sports medicine doctors are experts in the diagnosis and treatment of sports-related injuries and conditions.

Sports medicine is a specialized branch of medicine focused on the diagnosis and treatment of sports-related injuries and conditions.

Regardless of age, sport, or ability level, athletes and active individuals alike depend on a healthy musculoskeletal system to perform at their highest aptitude. However, when a sports-related injury occurs, it can take you out of the game for days, weeks, or even months at a time, dependent upon its severity.

Injuries and musculoskeletal pain are common occurrences in the sports community because athletes redefine their limits by pushing their bodies to physical exhaustion during training, practice, and competition.

Some common sports-related injuries include:

Neck and shoulder injuries, such as rotator cuff injuries and SLAP tears

Arm and elbow injuries, such as tennis elbow and fractures

Hand and wrist injuries, such as sprains and jammed fingers

Hip and knee injuries, such as a pulled groin and ligament tears (meniscus, ACL, MCL, and PCL)

Upper leg injuries, such as a pulled quad or hamstring

Lower leg injuries, such as shin splints

Foot and ankle injuries, such as ankle sprains

Our sports medicine experts at Tidewater Orthopaedics have dedicated their practices to the treatment of sports-related injuries, as well as to educating athletes on injury prevention, improving performance, and enhancing overall physical health. They thoroughly understand that injuries sustained during activity are painful, unexpected, and often devastating, as they can postpone or derail your fitness goals as well as your daily routine.

Fortunately, many sports-related injuries can be treated through nonsurgical techniques, such as rehabilitative modalities, casting, bracing, medication, and injections. Our sports medicine specialists know that a “return to play” is most often the goal of the patient, so they will turn to surgical intervention only after nonsurgical treatments have proven ineffective.

When you are seen by a Tidewater Orthopaedics sports medicine provider, he or she will evaluate and diagnose your symptoms and work with you, as a team, to develop a personalized treatment plan to best accommodate your individual needs.

Please note: Though our sports medicine specialists understand how difficult and discouraging it can be to watch from the sidelines, it is critical that patients follow their doctors’ orders exactly, as well as their strengthening and rehabilitation programs. Returning to play too quickly or without proper rehabilitation can cause further injury.

Whether you have sustained an acute injury, such as an ACL tear or ankle sprain, or an overuse injury, such as shin splints or patellofemoral syndrome, it is imperative that you see a specialist with the highest level of training in sports medicine so that you can get on the road to recovery and get back in the game quickly and safely.

Why choose Tidewater Orthopaedics?

With years of experience and advanced training devoted to the orthopaedic care of the athlete, our esteemed sports medicine specialists at Tidewater Orthopaedics are unparalleled experts in accurately diagnosing and effectively treating athletic injuries and conditions.

Our sports medicine doctors, Dr. Colin Kingston, Dr. Loel Payne, and Dr. Nicholas Sablan, have the knowledge, proficiency, and skill to accurately diagnose and effectively treat your sports-related injury or condition so you can get back in the game quickly and safely.